<p>Chanman, aren't you the one at Ross? Or was that Chaman or that guy with the similar name?</p>
<p>The thing is, you can change, but at a competitive Ivy, more than one term is more than likely to be needed unless you've done A LOT in the time between when you first applied, to now.</p>
<p>I'm just confirming that only 2 essays are required, the common app one and the why penn one. the third one is optional.</p>
<p>Yes?</p>
<p>^yes, the third one is optional</p>
<p>Yes, I just looked at the commonapp and it seems as if the third question is optional. However, THEIR online application makes that third essay manadatory.. gah! why is penn so inconsistent...</p>
<p>^just print off the online app and send it, that's what i am doing. there's no way i will have time to write a third essay</p>
<p>im like.. trying to throw something together right now.. but if i knew from the beginning they took commonapp, i wouldve just done commonapp. i also paid the app fee on their online application</p>
<p>btw, newby:</p>
<p>"Do not print a HTML or PDF version of the data from your online application and mail it to Penn. We are unable to accept applications in this manner."</p>
<p>Man, if the competition was just going to be a bunch of you kids throwing crap together at the last minute, maybe I should've applied for fun. :D</p>
<p>I actually didn't want to apply anymore, but I already submitted Part I of the application with the fee... so I don't want it to go to waste, lol.</p>
<p>haha it's so hard to let go...I did that for Gtown and Cornell and it feels great.</p>
<p>Jimmy, you saved me</p>